River Market: Expo 86 Tugboat

We've gotten really into going to the River Market. There's a great small grocer and toy store. An elevator M loves to ride up and down over and over. Tugboats, ducks on the water, pigeons to feed, and little birds. We always stop and play briefly on the old Expo '86 boat (which I'm sure I played on when I was only 7). It's a shame that nothing moves on the boat; without a moving wheel or buttons it can't compare to Papa's boat. Splashing puddles are just a bonus.



Pretend

Pretend play is really starting to take off. Monkey and his cohorts get there teeth brushed, have potty time, have their legs shaves (don't ask), dance, jump, kiss (with sound effects) and hug. I made the mistake of making a bed for them on a spare shelf. So now the whole gang has to be tucked in for bed, with covers.

Having thoroughly mastered primary colours in February, we are not working on shapes; star, moon, square, triangle, circle. There's just not as many opportunities to teach them. Oh, stairs up and down walking is going great. M will hold my hand or a railing and do quite well. Spoken words have also taken off, he just throws them out there at random now. Working on spoon work too, as rice would be a nice option at dinner.

Go Canada Go

M has always loved flowers and flags. Post Olympics Canada flags are pretty cheap and easy to come by, but those Canucks Flags everywhere are expensive and have caused us quite a few mini meltdown in stores. M will even freak out if you take a flag away for him to scan it for paying.

More recently flowers have started to give us trouble. How much trouble could an innocent flower cause you ask? Take a closer look at the pictures. M has gotten really into decapitating and plucking (deflowering) flowers. This is not a good evolution of his love of flowers. One of these days he'll pluck the wrong neighbors flower. Good thing we walk with a giant dog.